Zhang vs Andrade

Who won Zhang vs Andrade?

Weili Zhang beat Jessica Andrade by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 15, on Saturday 31st August 2019 at Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC women’s strawweight championship.

Zhang vs Andrade stats

Weili Zhang stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jessica Andrade made her way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Jessica Andrade marked her 27th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Weili Zhang's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Jessica Andrade's came in at 17-10-0.

The stats suggested Zhang had an advantage in power over Andrade, with a 47% knock out percentage over Andrade's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zhang had a slight advantage over Andrade, with a 37% submission rate over Andrade's 35%.

Weili Zhang was the older woman by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Zhang had a height advantage of 3 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Zhang was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2013, 2 years and 2 months later than Andrade, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 21 less professional rounds, 54 to Andrade's 75.

Zhang vs Andrade form

Andrade had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, she had defeated Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had been beaten by Rose Namajunas at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Activity check

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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